Post here if you have a question on Tax Credits renewals [merged]

LindseyandMatthew

Does anyone know roughly how long it takes to hear back when you send the renewal in by post? I think it was only 3 weeks since I sent ours but wondering when we should expect to hear back by?

TimPH

Hi,

My partner has two children and was provided Tax Credits for her youngest during 2008/9 which was fine until she realised that her son was also of an age for her to be entitled to Tax Credits.

She wrote to the Tax Office advising of this, and was waiting for a cheque to cover non paid / underpaid Tax Credits.

She has now recived a letter from the Tax Office saying ' Unfortunately, the 31st July 2009 deadline for providing information for 2008/9 has now passed and we finalised your 2008/9 tax credits award. We sent you a final decision notice on 29 June, 2009 and the law does not allow us to change this'

Any advice on ways of challenging this welcomed !

Thanks,

Tim

TaxCreditHelp

TimPH,

There is no way of challenging this... As this would be classed as new information then this would only be able to be backdated 93 days from the date Tax Credit Office received your request.

2008/2009 now comes under Section 18 which means changes are not able to be made to a previously finalised year.